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- EPA administrator Michael Regan on undoing the toxic legacy of US power plants https://www.theverge.com/24140189/epa-administrator-michael-regan-interview-power-plant-pollution-rules 0 comments
- Toxic smog in Pakistan leaves tens of thousands ill https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231208_36/ 6 comments worldnews
- A new year’s resolution for REI: ban toxic PFAS https://toxicfreefuture.org/blog/a-new-years-resolution-for-rei-ban-toxic-pfas/ 14 comments environment
- Senate passes PACT Act, latest effort in yearslong fight to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/02/pact-act-congress-veterans-benefits-burn-pit/7789744001/ 40 comments politics
- Natural Gas Samples Taken from Boston-Area Homes Contained Numerous Toxic Compounds, a New Harvard Study Finds | Almost all of them contained low levels of benzene, a carcinogen. Additional studies are underway to see if homeowners are exposed to this and other toxins when cooking with gas. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28062022/natural-gas-stove-boston-toxic/ 11 comments science
- How to start to learn DS/Algorithms to prepare myself better places as UI engineer to save myself from toxic company? (non CS major) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617292230 4 comments cscareerquestions
- Regular Blood Donations Can Reduce Toxic Forever Chemicals in the Bloodstream https://theswaddle.com/regular-blood-donations-can-reduce-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-the-bloodstream-study/ 1101 comments futurology
- Kudos to Punjab Textbook Board for addressing topics like "Toxic Masculinity" and "Patriarchy". I am glad that issues like these are being addressed in our society. Source: Pakistan Studies Class 12th textbook https://www.reddit.com/gallery/s6wzap 55 comments pakistan
- Every Toxic Thing Google Did in 2021 https://tilvids.com/w/uix4gEvoRQa8Qpw9MLf4FY 3 comments degoogle
- Penn employees allege ‘dysfunctional, toxic workplace’ in Gene Therapy Program http://www.thedp.com/article/2021/11/penn-gene-therapy-program-toxic-workplace-jim-wilson-accusations-abuse 2 comments futurology
- “9/11’s Unsettled Dust”: Bush’s EPA Hid Health Risks from Toxic Dust at Ground Zero & Thousands Died https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/7/9_11s_unsettled_dust_documentary 6 comments environment
- Low pay and toxic workplaces are driving workers away from restaurants https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/economy/labor-shortages-pay-gaps/index.html 84 comments politics
- Climate fight 'is undermined by social media's toxic reports' https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/21/climate-fight-is-undermined-by-social-medias-toxic-reports 13 comments technology
- Russian city's rivers run RED from mystery pollution as ducks refuse to swim in the 'toxic' water https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8924189/russian-citys-rivers-run-red-mystery-pollution-ducks-refuse-swim-toxic-water.html 53 comments worldnews
- Transcript of how Philip the tyrant admin of the Bitcoin Cash Telegram group called Spoice stupid, an idiot, a parrot among other insults then banned her instead of discussing Bitcoin Cash. That Telegram group is hostile, ABC/IFP shills run and follows the rBitcoin toxic censorship modus operandi. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/jdck8k/transcript_of_how_philip_the_tyrant_admin_of_the/ 12 comments btc
- Toxic Trump is also a superspreader of hate https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/10/11/toxic-trump-is-also-a-superspreader-of-hate.html 3 comments politics
- EPA will no longer regulate toxic compound in drinking water https://www.axios.com/epa-regulation-toxic-compound-perchlorate-3726369a-4c40-4d39-8e55-d6480c87b37c.html 5 comments politics
- Backlog of toxic Superfund clean-ups grows under Trump http://www.startribune.com/backlog-of-toxic-superfund-clean-ups-grows-under-trump/566657931/ 4 comments politics
- Documents Reveal 'Toxic Trump-Johnson Deal' Post-Brexit Would Allow US Pharma Industry to Send NHS Drug Prices Skyrocketing https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/04/documents-reveal-toxic-trump-johnson-deal-post-brexit-would-allow-us-pharma-industry 354 comments worldnews
- Facebook and YouTube could be held responsible for the toxic swamp of content on their platforms under an explosive new bill https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-liable-for-harmful-content-under-josh-hawley-bill-2019-6?r=us&ir=t 45 comments technology
- Toxic basketball culture: Why are so many regular pick up goers such assholes and rude af. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/alzf4u/toxic_basketball_culture_why_are_so_many_regular/ 33 comments nba
- Palau bans sunscreen to protect coral reefs: "Palau will ban reef toxic sunscreen by 2020 in an effort to protect its coral reefs after the president of the country signed a bill into law." https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2018/11/05/palau-bans-sunscreen-protect-coral-reefs/1855857002/ 6 comments economy
- Researchers are looking for a non-toxic drug that increases melanin (skin pigmentation) as a way to prevent melanoma (a type of skin cancer). To test their drug, they injected it into a green lizards, which turned entirely black within 1 minute and remained that way for 24 hours. https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/12/06/what-do-racially-ambivalent-lizards-amy-winehouse-canonical-amino-acids-and-melanoma-have-common-12225 118 comments science
- EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, won't say from where https://apnews.com/55aaa7d7345b4df5bbb8849310b36a5e/epa-removes-waste-at-texas-toxic-sites,-won't-say-from-where 4 comments politics
- Space-Grown Crystals Could Counteract Toxic Nerve Poisons https://www.space.com/37537-space-crystals-could-counteract-nerve-poisons.html 3 comments space
- Global warming is accelerating toxic algae growth, new research shows. Researchers analyzed the effects of rising ocean temperatures on two of the most toxic types of algae and found growths are becoming more widespread and profiling through the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/research/global-warming-making-oceans-more-toxic-research-shows/ 7 comments science
- Looking for advice: [19M] moving out of a toxic house into an apartment with 3 friends while attending college https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5yhhdt/looking_for_advice_19m_moving_out_of_a_toxic/ 5 comments personalfinance
- Toxic Algae May Thrive as Climate and Oceans Warm, Study Says | As oceans soak up the Earth's excess heat, algae blooms that can have fatal implications to humans are becoming far more common, researchers show. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22012017/climate-change-toxic-algae-oceans-west-coast-seafood 3 comments science
- Social media and the death of democracy: How toxic politics is keeping 'good people' away http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-20/social-media-death-of-democracy-and-toxic-politics/8198142 4 comments politics
- All hail the rise of cat men, an antidote to toxic masculinity http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-11/the-rise-of-cat-men-antidote-to-toxic-masculinity/8082618?pfmredir=sm 12 comments nottheonion
- China’s toxic debt pile may be 10 times official estimates http://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-loans-idUSL3N18935N 24 comments investing
- New inhaler protects lungs against effects of air pollution: Inexpensive over-the-counter product could help millions of people avoid worst health effects of breathing toxic air, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/16/new-inhaler-protects-lungs-against-effects-of-air-pollution 7 comments worldnews
- Organisers of 'sexy' Iglesias show should be whipped with toxic stingray tails, says Sri Lanka President, South Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/organisers-of-sexy-iglesias-show-should-be-whipped-says-sri-lanka-president 7 comments worldnews
- Jonathan Wilson: Why the Ballon d'Or Is a Dangerous, Toxic Prize That Undermines Football http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2595032-why-the-ballon-dor-is-a-dangerous-toxic-prize-that-undermines-football 99 comments soccer
- Miners Successfully use Household Borax instead of Toxic Mercury in Gold Recovery Process. http://www.911metallurgist.com/blog/mercury-free-gravity-borax-method-gbm 30 comments science
- British airlines to be sued because 'planes contain toxic air'. A union is funding cases for cabin crew who are planning to lodge legal action against unidentified British airlines. The 17 workers, made up of former and current employees, claim they have been poisoned by toxic cabin air http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-airlines-to-be-sued-because-planes-contain-toxic-air-10304369.html 3 comments worldnews
- Fukushima nuclear plant operator says another tank is leaking toxic water http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/03/japan-fukushima-water-idusl4n0hs3n320131003 70 comments worldnews
- Reporters for French journal Le Monde witness chemical warfare in Syria. Photographer is exposed to toxic gas. http://www.lemonde.fr/tiny/3417708/ 96 comments worldnews
- Fukushima Radiation Jumps To Record Levels, As Tepco Warns That Heavy Rain Will Cause Toxic Pools to overflow http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-radiation-record-levels-2011-6 16 comments worldnews
- 9/11 Toxic Dust: Official Who Knowingly Lied Refuses To Testify http://infowars.net/articles/may2007/160507probe.htm 11 comments reddit.com